JP3918164B2 - Plant cultivation equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional plant cultivation apparatus, as an apparatus having a fruit receiving member, a plurality of cultivation floors are arranged in parallel as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Nos. 5-2797 and 6-81234, and adjacent cultivation beds. There is known an apparatus provided with a fruit receiving member suspended between supporting members for supporting the fruit.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the apparatus having the conventional fruit receiving member is effective only in a so-called multi-row cultivation apparatus in which a plurality of cultivation beds are arranged in parallel because the fruit receiving member is arranged between the cultivation beds. However, it was impossible to apply it to a so-called single-row plant cultivation device. Therefore, in the single-row cultivation floor, the fruit grown over the cultivation floor side part is grown in a suspended state, and the fruit weight (runner) is rubbed with the weight of the fruit and the rubbing with the cultivation floor side part. ) Was easily damaged, which also had an adverse effect on fruit quality.
[0004]
In addition, even in the case of a conventional multi-row plant cultivation apparatus, it is assumed that a sheet constituting the fruit receiving member is stretched between the cultivation floors, so the cultivation floor arranged at the end (outside) In, the fruit receiving member is provided only in the inside. Therefore, it was necessary to correct all the bellflowers and fruits growing on such a cultivation floor so as to be located on one fruit receiving member, or to hang down on the passage side where the fruit receiving member is not provided. In the former case, since many fruits gather on the fruit receiving member, the fruits rub against each other and the quality is adversely affected. There was a problem.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in both a single-row plant cultivation device and a multi-row plant cultivation device, fruits can be distributed and received on all cultivation floors. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plant cultivation apparatus that can reduce the damage of the fruit stem and fruit and facilitate the maintenance work.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 is a plant cultivation apparatus having a cultivation floor supported by leg members erected at a predetermined height, beyond the cultivation floor side. In order to receive the grown fruit, the fruit receiving member provided projecting to the passage side has a rounded part or an inclined part inclined to spread the hem, and a pipe material connected to the leg member, in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation floor It has the sheet | seat spanned over the adjacent rounded part or inclined part of this pipe material, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
The plant cultivation apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the plant cultivation apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein a pipe material constituting the fruit receiving member is detachably connected to a leg member. And
A plant cultivation apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the plant cultivation apparatus according to the first or second aspect , wherein the pipe material constituting the fruit receiving member is rotatably attached around a leg member. and said that you are.
The plant cultivation device of the present invention according to claim 4 is the plant cultivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fruit receiving member is a single-row type in which the cultivation floor is a single row. It is provided so that it may protrude from the both sides of the cultivation floor used as a passage .
The plant cultivation device of the present invention according to claim 5 is the plant cultivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the fruit receiving member is a multi-row type with a plurality of rows of cultivation beds. Is characterized in that it is provided so as to protrude only to the outside of the cultivation floor arranged on the outermost side where the passage is secured .
The plant cultivation apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the plant cultivation apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein a sheet constituting the fruit receiving member forms an upper surface of the medium constituting the cultivation bed. It is provided so that it may coat | cover .
A plant cultivation apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the plant cultivation apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein a hot air duct is provided between the leg members .
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention will be described in more detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a single-row plant cultivation apparatus, which includes a leg member 2, a cultivation floor 3, a fruit receiving member 4 provided symmetrically on the drawing in the apparatus, and the like. ing.
[0008]
Each leg member 2 is erected by embedding the lower end in the ground. In addition, a plurality of sets are arranged in pairs with a predetermined interval in the depth direction (the cocoon direction) in FIG. 1 so as to face each other with a gap slightly larger than the width of the cultivation floor 3 described later.
[0009]
Horizontal pipes 5 and 5 that are disposed substantially horizontally in the depth direction in FIG. 1 are disposed inside the upper ends of the leg members 2 and 2. And the cultivation floor 3 is arrange | positioned by these horizontal pipes 5 and 5 supporting both ends of the width direction. The cultivation bed 3 is composed of a medium support sheet 3a disposed in a substantially U shape and a medium 3b such as rock wool filled in the medium support sheet 3a. In addition, various things, such as what processed metals, such as aluminum, and a plastic material into the predetermined shape, without using the culture medium support sheet 3a can be used. Reference numeral 3c denotes a drain portion formed in the lower part of the medium support sheet 3a.
[0010]
The fruit receiving member 4 is comprised by the pipe material 4a and the sheet | seat 4d. The pipe member 4a is bent so as to have a substantially quadrant rounded portion 4b from one end to the middle portion and a substantially straight straight pipe portion 4c from the middle portion to the other end. Note that the rounded portion 4b and the straight pipe portion 4c may be configured by separate members and connected. And each edge part is detachably mounted | worn from the channel | paths 6 and 7 side direction of each leg member 2, so that the round part 4b is located in the upper part and the straight pipe part 4c becomes substantially horizontal. As a result, the fruit receiving member 4 including the pipe material 4a is disposed so as to protrude toward the passages 6 and 7 side. Moreover, when connecting the pipe material 4a to the leg member 2, it is preferable that the pipe material 4a is connected to the leg member 2 so that the pipe material 4a can be rotated left and right or in any direction. Thereby, when the fruit receiving member 4 is not used, if the pipe member 4a is rotated in either direction to approach the horizontal pipes 5 and 5, the work passage can be used widely and the parent stock can be easily maintained. .
[0011]
As the connection position of the pipe member 4a in the leg member 2, the fruit growing beyond the left and right support members 5 that support the cultivation floor 3 is substantially horizontal with the upper end position of the side of the cultivation floor 3 or slightly above the upper end position. Positions that can be received below or above are preferred.
[0012]
In the present embodiment, the pipe member 4a having a rounded portion 4b gently curved downward is used. However, the pipe member 4a is shown in FIG. 2 instead of the rounded portion 4b. Thus, it is good also as a structure which has the linear inclination part 4e which inclines at about 45 degree | times to the hem spread. In this case, the pipe member 4a can be detachably connected to the leg members 2 and 2 and can be provided so as to be rotatable about the leg members 2 and 2 as in the case shown in FIG. . Moreover, the code | symbol 9 shown in FIG. 2 is an auxiliary tool which consists of a wire, a pipe, etc. which were attached to each upper part of the leg members 2 and 2. FIG. Since this auxiliary tool 9 is attached to each leg member 2, 2, it is provided in the depth direction (longitudinal direction) in the drawing. A string member (not shown) or the like is disposed along the auxiliary tool 9. Thereby, the leaf and stem portions are positioned on the later-described sheet 4 d constituting the fruit receiving member 4, with only the fruit bellows (runner) and the fruit being positioned on the inside of the string member, that is, on the cultivation floor 3. Can be made. Of course, the auxiliary tool 9 can be applied to the one shown in FIG. 1 and the one shown in FIG. 3 to be described later. Reference numeral 4f in FIG. 2 is a groove formed near the lower end of the inclined portion 4e, and a sheet support pipe 4g for supporting a later-described sheet 4d is detachably disposed in the groove 4f.
[0013]
The sheet 4d is arranged so as to be spanned between the pipe members 4a and 4a adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction (the cocoon direction) of the cultivation floor 3. The sheet 4d may be any sheet as long as it can receive the fruit that bears fruit that is going to extend further downward after overcoming the support member 5, for example, plastic such as polyethylene or polyester, chrome, A mesh-like air-permeable sheet obtained by weaving a strip made of metal such as aluminum together with wefts and warps can be used.
[0014]
In addition, the sheet 4d may be disposed so as to cover the upper surface of the culture medium 3b constituting the cultivation floor 3. In this case, since the sheet 4d functions as a mulching sheet, a vinyl sheet colored black, etc. Is preferably used. In addition, it is preferable on the heat retention of the cultivation floor 3 if the sheet 4d is long enough to cover both sides of the leg members 2 and 2 as in the present embodiment. In this case, the portions covering both sides of the leg members 2 and 2 of the seat 4d may be in close contact with the leg members 2 and 2 or may be separated from each other. It is more preferable to further provide a hot air duct 8 between the leg members 2 and 2 covered with the seat 4d. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary to separately provide a hot water pipe for keeping and warming in the medium 3b, and the sheet 4d for receiving the fruit can be heated, so that the coloring of the fruit is better. It can be.
[0015]
According to the present embodiment, the fruit that has grown beyond the side of the cultivation floor 3 is appropriately distributed to the two passages 6 and 7 in a number by number, and on the fruit receiving member 4 protruding in the passages 6 and 7. Cultivate it so that it can be retained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent injuries caused by rubbing the weight of the fruit and the side of the cultivation floor.
[0016]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a multi-row type plant cultivation apparatus 10 having a plurality of cultivation floors arranged in parallel. The configuration of the cultivation devices 11 and 12 constituting each strip is the same as that of the single strip type described in the above embodiment in that each has the leg member 20 and the cultivation floor 30. However, the present embodiment is different in that the fruit receiving member 40 is provided only on the outer side (passage 60, 70 side) of each cultivation floor 30. As described in the section of the prior art, this is because a conventionally known fruit support sheet 80 is stretched between the adjacent cultivation beds 30 and 30, so that the fruit receiving member 40 composed of the pipe material 40a and the sheet 40d. It is because it is not necessary to arrange separately.
[0017]
Here, in FIG. 3, the two-row cultivation apparatus 10 in which the cultivation floors 30 are arranged in two rows is illustrated, but the cultivation beds 30 can be arranged in three or more rows. However, in order to enlarge the cultivation area in the greenhouse as much as possible, it is preferable that the interval between the cultivation beds 30 and 30 is as narrow as possible. It is necessary to maintain an interval that does not. In addition, the worker stands in the outer passages 60 and 70 of the cultivation floors 30 and 30 disposed on the outermost side, and works by touching the fruit growing near the approximate center of the fruit support sheet 80. Considering that it is possible, it is preferable that the number of rows is limited to 2 to 3 even though it is a plurality of rows.
[0018]
When three rows of cultivation beds are set as one set, a fruit supporting sheet 80 is stretched between the adjacent cultivation beds 30, and only the outside of the cultivation bed disposed on the outermost side ( Of course, the fruit receiving member 40 is disposed on the leg member 20 located on the side of the passages 60 and 70.
[0019]
According to the present embodiment, it is possible to hold the fruit on the fruit supporting sheet 80 stretched between the adjacent cultivation floors 30, and conventionally, the fruit is dripped along the side portion of the cultivation floor 30. The fruit can be held without hanging down by the fruit receiving member 40 even on the outer side (passage side) of the cultivation floor 30 disposed on the outermost side of the multi-row plant cultivation apparatus 10 that had to be lowered.
[0020]
The fruit supporting sheet 80 and the sheet 40d of the fruit receiving member 40 may be integrated. Moreover, the hot air duct 90 can also be arrange | positioned similarly to above-described embodiment. Further, in FIG. 3, the pipe material 40a is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, but it may be the same as that shown in FIG.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
Since the plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention has a fruit receiving member that protrudes toward the passage in both the single row type and the multi-row type, even if the fruit grows in the left or right direction from each cultivation floor, the weight of the fruit, etc. It can reduce the damage to the fruit stem. Moreover, the sunlight conditions to a fruit also become favorable compared with the case where it hangs down and grows on the conventional cultivation floor side part. Therefore, fruit quality and harvest efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, compared with the case where it hangs down to the conventional cultivation floor side part, since a fruiting position becomes a high place, a maintenance operation | work becomes easy and a work burden is also reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing another example of the plant cultivation apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a plant cultivation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Single-row plant cultivation apparatus 2 Leg member 3 Cultivation floor 3a Medium support sheet 3b Medium 3c Drain 4 Fruit receiving member 4a Pipe material 4b Round part 4c Straight pipe part 4d Sheet 4e Straight part 5 Support member 6 Passage 7 Passage 10 Multi Legal plant cultivation device 20 Leg member 30 Cultivation floor 40 Fruit receiving member 40a Pipe material 40b Round portion 40c Straight pipe portion 40d Sheet 50 Support member 60 Passage 70 Passage 80 Fruit support sheet

Claims (7)

In a plant cultivation apparatus having a cultivation floor supported by leg members erected at a predetermined height, a fruit receiving member provided to protrude to the passage side in order to receive fruits grown beyond the cultivation floor side part, It has a rounded part or an inclined part inclined to spread the hem, and has a pipe material connected to the leg member, and a sheet spanned over the rounded part or the inclined part of the pipe material adjacent to the longitudinal direction of the cultivation floor A plant cultivation apparatus characterized by being configured . The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a pipe material constituting the fruit receiving member is detachably connected to a leg member. 3. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pipe material constituting the fruit receiving member is rotatably attached around a leg member. 4. It is a plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 , Comprising: In the case where a cultivation floor is a single row type, the said fruit receiving member protrudes on both sides of this cultivation floor used as a channel | path. A plant cultivation apparatus characterized by being provided. It is a plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 , Comprising: The said fruit receiving member is arrange | positioned in the outermost side where a channel | path is ensured, when a cultivation floor is a multi-row type | formula of multiple rows. A plant cultivation device, characterized in that the plant cultivation device is provided so as to protrude only outside the cultivation floor. It is a plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-5, Comprising: The sheet | seat which comprises the said fruit receiving member is provided so that the culture medium upper surface which comprises the said cultivation bed may be coat | covered. Cultivation equipment. It is a plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6, Comprising: A warm air duct is provided between the said leg members, The plant cultivation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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